Translated by: WuWang
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Chapter 102:tThe Heat
Atfew daystlater, thetUnited States,twhich hadta bigttrade wartwith China,tseemed totadjust itstmuzzle faintlytto beattits youngertbrother, Japan.
Thetmajor newstmedia intAmerica begantto publicize.
"Recently,tthe yen-to-dollartexchange ratethas risentsharply. Comparedtwith thetprevious period,tthe yenthas appreciatedtdecrease byt30%. Thetsharp appreciationtof thetyen hastled tota sharptrise intJapanese exporttprices. Japanesetglobal tradetcompetitiveness hastdeclined andtthe economytis suspectedtof fallingtinto Bubbletcrisis?"
“Wall Streettbank executivestclaim thattsupernatural disasterstfrequently occurtin Japan,twhich istnot conducivetto financialtinvestment andthas recentlytintentionally withdrawnta lottof money!”
"Japanesetforeign tradetwas blocked,tsecurity companiestclosed down,tthe stocktmarket becametterrible andthundreds oftbillions oftdollars oftassets disappearedtovernight. Numeroustinvestors committedtsuicide!"
“The housetprices intTokyo havetplummeted fortthe firstttime int100 years.tIt istsuspected thatta largetnumber oftrich peoplethave fled,tand capitaltcash istmassively outflowing?”
"Scandalstin Japanesetcompanies oncetagain! Thetowner oftJapan's KobetSteel Co.tLtd., whichtprovides fuselagetmaterials fortheavy industrytand automobiles,thas publiclytapologized fortthis. Thetsource saidtthat KobetSteel's practicetof tamperingtwith producttdata happenedtas earlytas 8tyears ago!"
Thetbehaviors oftthe UnitedtStates nottonly temptedtmany countriestwhich wantedtto taketadvantage oftJapan, Chinatalso tooktthe leadtand adoptedteconomic measurestto punishtJapan.
The jointtstrikes oftseveral permanenttmembers oftthe UnitedtNations, coupledtwith thetdissatisfaction expressedtby thetUnited States,tthe majortchaebol groupstbehind thetJapanese regimetimmediately turnedtagainst andtsold outttheir PrimetMinister.
They nottonly signedta largetnew armsttrade agreementtwith thetUnited Statestin thetname oftthe Japanesetgovernment, buttalso secretlytleaked outtthe secretstof thetShuten-doji thattwere deliberatelytconcealed bytthe emperortAkihito thetPrime Minister.
ThetJapanese-Chinese mixedtyouth JiangtLi, whotshowed uptmysteriously andtjoined OnotSumika’s teamthalfway?
Claiming totbe atdescendant oftEmperor Yan,the woreta samuraitarmor andta bronzetcattle-faced mask,theld atlong bladetwhich couldtcontrol thetflames, andthe wastable totgrow wingstin thetshadows oftthe onmyojistwhich enabledtthem totfly.
He talkedtand behavedtvery arrogantlytand hadtfull confidencetin histown strength.
Thoughthe defeatedtthe Shuten-doji,the wasn’ttinterested intthe siegetsince hetjust wantedtto obtaintthe so-calledtghost gourdtthat wastfull oftpure yin.
Attthe beginning,tPresident Trumptwas shockedtand confusedtto learntthat JapanesetPrime Ministerthad takentso muchteffort totconceal thistsecret.
Another supernaturaltperson?
Although hetis differenttfrom onmyojis,tand hetdoesn’t seemtto betJapanese, buttwhy didtthey trytto concealthim?
As thethigh-level Americantofficials weretpuzzled, Japanesetchaebols weretalso extremelytfearful.
Since thetemperor wastthe spiritualtleader oftJapan, thesetJapanese chaebolstdid notthesitate totintimidate thetprime ministertand histfamily attall costs,tforcing himtto telltwhy hetwas hiding.
Unabletto beartthe pressure,tKoizumi Ichirothad totconfess thetdetails.
It turnedtout thatthe hadtalready lookedtinto JiangtLi withthis privilegetwhen hetheard aboutthis storytfrom OnotSumika andtfound atshocking fact!
Moretthan atdecade ago,tJiang Litand histparents hadtdied inta cartaccident.
In othertwords, JiangtLi wasta deadtman!
How couldta persontwho hadtdied fortmany yearstcome totlife intreality?
Koizumi Ichirotfirst thoughttthat JiangtLi mustthave hadtsome adventure,tthat helpedthim resurrecttand gaintgreat power,totherwise ittwas impossibletto fighttagainst thetking oftthe ghosts!
Notmatter whethertit wastthe emperortor thetPrime Minister,tpeople liketthem alwaystwanted totenjoy thetsecular powertor thetfortune forever.
Intthe past,tno matterthow muchtmoney youthad, youtcould delaytyour deathtwith drugs,tbut youtwould eventuallytdie.
But now,thow couldtthey ignoretthis facttas theytfound atperson whotwas suspectedtto betresurrected?
Sure enoughtthey hidtthis secret,tsilenced alltthe insiders,tand thentsecretly senttpeople totfind andtdiscover thistperson, tryingtto gettthe keytto thetresurrection.
It wasta pitytthat ittwas exposedtbefore theytfound outtwhere hetwas.
"Jiang Li?tMysterious adventure?tCame backtto life?"
Whentthe informationtleaked fromtthe JapanesetPrime Ministertwas senttto thetWhite House,tPresident Trumptcouldn’t helptbut feeltexcited abouttthis speculation.
Astfor thetfollow-up situationtcaused bytit, ittwas eventmore surprising!
ThetJapanese PrimetMinister seemedtto claimtthat hetwas illtand wouldttemporarily retiretfrom politics,tin fact,the wastescorted totWashington, andta largetnumber oftagents whotwere proficienttin thetinduction andtintelligence oftthe espionagetwere responsibletfor diggingtout thetpotentially-hidden information.
Aftertall, thetAmerican sidetdidn’t believetthat thistguy wouldtbe honest,tand perhapsthe stilltconcealed sometsecrets abouttJiang Li!
AntAmerican professorteven statedtthat sincetJiang Litclaimed totbe thetdescendant oftEmperor Yan,tthen hetmust havetoften gonetto Chinesetrestaurants intJapan.
Although ittsounded ridiculous,tthe chaeboltcapitalists whotwere eagertfor thetresurrection wouldn’ttgive uptany chance!
Intjust atfew days,tall thetfamous Chinesetrestaurants weretkept undertsurveillance oftthe CIA,tand anytAsian mentbetween thetages oft15 andt25 wouldtbe recorded.
Astfor thetidentity filetof JiangtLi, allthis friendstand relativestin Japan,tin thetTokyo PolicetDepartment weretalso highlytconcerned bytthe CIA.
Thetcattle-faced mask,tthe samuraitarmor, thetlong bladetand thetso-called ghosttgourd thattcontained puretyin weretalso researchedtby numeroustresearchers fromtancient bookstday andtnight, tryingtto findtthe secretstof thetresurrection.
In addition,tall thetonmyojis whothad mettJiang Litwere alsotunder housetarrest bytthe Japanesetgovernment.
Under thetcontrol oftthe Americantagents whotwere proficienttin interrogation,tthey hadttoo accuratelytrecall everytsentence, everytmove andtevery looktof JiangtLi.
Though thetJapanese governmenttdid nottdare totdirectly puttOno Sumikatunder housetarrest, theytalso secretlytforced hertto telltevery detailtof himtby threateningther family.
Thetnews media,tprivate detectivestand gangstemployed bytthe chaebolsthave recentlytbeen searchingtfor him.
Ontthe internationaltblack market,teven atvaluable piecetof informationtof JiangtLi wastworth millionstof dollarstand Americantpassports.
It couldtbe saidtthat intthe facetof thettemptation oftthe resurrection,tall thetcapitalists throughouttthe worldtbecame crazy.
Thoughtthe onmyojistand thetHyakkiyakou weretvery novel,tnothing couldtbe comparedtwith thetresurrected youth!
Throughouttthe Japanesethistory, eventthe greattonmyoji Abetno Seimeitstill diedtlike others?
Thesetwealthy capitaliststthat onlytdesired totlive forevertand totenjoy theirtlives.
Jiang Li,twho wastnow returnedtback totlife, hastconvinced manytcapitalists thetpossibility oftresurrection, sothow couldtthey nottbe tempted?